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The Governor Test
God poses a powerful question: would you give a flawed, defective gift to your human governor? Commentators explain this as a practical test for our own devotion. If our worship, service, or offerings are not good enough for a respected human authority, they are certainly not worthy of the King of kings. This rhetorical question exposes the deep disrespect in giving God our leftovers.
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Malachi
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Albert Barnes
On Malachi 1:8
18th Century
Theologian
And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not evil? – Some interpret this as the people saying, “it is not evil,” as we would …
Charles Ellicott
On Malachi 1:6–14
19th Century
Bishop
The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonoring of God’s name is addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to the whole nation.
John Calvin
On Malachi 1:6–8
16th Century
Theologian
God had already proved that He had, through many favors, been a Father to the Jews. They must have felt that He had indeed bound them to Himself, p…
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John Gill
On Malachi 1:8
17th Century
Pastor
And if you offer the blind for sacrifice, [is it] not evil? &c.] Certainly it is, according to the law in ([Reference Lev…
Matthew Henry
On Malachi 1:6–14
17th Century
Minister
We may each apply to ourselves the charge made here against the priests. Our relationship to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obligates us t…